Amazon Sr Manager Software Engineering reviews

3.8

96% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

79% approve of CEO

97% positive business outlook

Sr Manager Software Engineering employees have rated Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr Manager Software Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr Manager Software Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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51 reviews
3.0
May 13, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Smart, highly motivated people. Exceptional pay due to stock performance. Huge economic and societal impact. Company is still trusted by customers more than most other tech companies.

Cons

Pressure-cooker environment. Highly process-based with little trust placed on individuals. No institutional emphasis on employee well-being built into leadership principles or manager reviews. High re-org churn and burnout rate means there's no point to develop interpersonal relationships with peers. Flat org structure and huge leaps in pay and responsibilities between levels makes promotions nearly impossible past a certain level, highly political, and competitive. A culture of "over-ownership" makes everyone appear to be working very hard and putting in long hours, but for questionable actual benefit.

4.0
Dec 20, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Huge amount of autonomy, smart, people and excellent technical and business leadership.

Cons

High pressure, high stress work environment. A culture that can be cold to the personal needs of its employees: it is hard to find a good life/work balance.

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